Outskirts Press, INC.

Sharon Padilla-Alvarado has worked more than 30 years in Higher Education. As the first person in her family to attend a university, she keenly understands the first generation college student experience. Having completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology & Spanish, and her Master’s Degree in Education (Administration & Policy Analysis) at Stanford University, she is familiar with the demands on students attending selective private universities. She is also familiar with the needs of students enrolled in Basic Skills and ESL courses, and transfer students, having worked at four California Community Colleges and two California State Universities. Sharon has extensive experience in the area of university transfer and authored The Insider’s Guide To Transferring (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014). She has motivated thousands of high school and college students to set high goals for themselves through fun, hands-on workshops. “How To Play & Win The College Game is ‘a game-changer’ for new college students – especially those who know little about the challenges they are about to face. Author Padilla-Alvarado does a masterful job of speaking directly to students with practical advice on knowing their faculty members, attending class, managing time and money, staying healthy and succeeding in college. Many of the lessons in this book are too often learned by students only as they are completing college. How To Play & Win The College Game allows the new student to learn the ways of successfully navigating the college environment before the end of the first semester. If you want to succeed in college, read How To Play & Win The College Game!” – Dr. Brice W. Harris, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges